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Thursday, 14 June 2007

UNMIT ­ MEDIA MONITORING

THE UN INTEGRATED MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE DOES NOT VOUCH FOR THE
ACCURACY OF THESE REPORTS

National Media Reports

UNMIT Representative visits Baucau

In response to the concerns raised by district authorities and
political parties regarding the legislative election on 30 June, a
representative from UNMIT, Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, visited Baucau and met
with the District Administrator and political party representatives.

At a press conference held on Tuesday (12/6) in Baucau, Mr. Wolfgang
said that discussions focused on issues such as logistics, elections and
security. He added that security surrounding the movement of ballot boxes
to the District Counting Centers and the lack of transportation for
political parties were amongst the main concerns brought up during the
meetings. (TP)

UNPOL will set up seven police stations in Dili

The UNPol Police Commissioner Rodolfo Tor informed journalists that
UNPol will set up seven police stations in Dili to strengthen the security
force currently in place.

The Court has the authority to capture the perpetrators involved in
last year's crisis

In response to the recent demands made by the former commander of the
military police, Alfredo Reinado, to capture the perpetrators of last
year's crisis, Feliciano Fatima Alves from the Commission responsible for
security said that the court has the authority to capture them after a
warrant has been issued.

"Only the court has the authority to issue this warrant,"
said Mr. Alves on Wednesday (13/6) at the national parliament. (STL)

PDHJ gets evidence of violence

After monitoring the 13 districts across the country, the Human Rights
and Justice Prosecutor (PDHJ) said that it has evidence that political
parties in the districts are violating the code of conduct. (STL and TP)

Sinco-Sinco object to the accusations

The Sinco-Sinco group headed by Antonio dos Santos and Lebo denied and
objected to the accusations made regarding their involvement in
terrorizing and intimidating the population in Ermera district over the
last three weeks.

"These are false accusations and there have not been any
confirmations made by the victims," dos Santos said on Wednesday
(13/6) at the national parliament. (STL)

Inconsistency in the laws regarding gambling

In response to the issue of illegal gambling in Dili, the lawyer of the
Game Zone Company, Natercia B. de Deus, said that the case involving Game
Zone is very complicated and different from the other cases. She added
that the cases demonstrate the inconsistencies in the laws of Timor-Leste.
(STL)

UNMIT and UNDP responsible for ballot papers

Three members from the CNE and four members from STAE went to Surabaya,
Indonesia yesterday (13/6) to supervise the printing of the ballot papers
for the parliamentary elections. The team was accompanied by STAE Director
Thomas Cabral.

UNDP and UNMIT suggested that the ballot papers be printed in Surabaya
because it would be cheaper than printing them in Timor-Leste. Mr. Cabral
said that they (UNDP and UNMIT) must therefore take responsibility of any
problems that arise. (TP)

Australian security analyst worried about F-FDTL improvement

An Australian defense and security analyst expressed concerns over the
government's plans to develop the F-FDTL.

"East Timor is in danger of building a military that it cannot
afford and far bigger than it needs," Prof. Hugh White from the
Australian National University told the ABC.

He added that the proposal to expand the Timor-Leste defense force
raised concerns in Australia. "It would not be enough to defend
itself from neighboring countries, but much bigger than necessary to
defend itself from illegal fishermen or other security threats that it may
face," said White. (TP)